Construction of electric conductors



W. L EH88. CONS'IRUCTiON OF ELECTRIC CONOUCTORS.

APPLICATION FiLED PMY 13, E928.

1,364,863 Patented an.11,1921.

WI TNESS: I N V EN TOR. W VVaZZz'am L BZLss.

BY W 7% R MLM A TTORNEY.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM I4. BLISS, OF NIAGARA FALLS,NEW YORK, .ASSIGNOR TO U. S. LIGHT 8c HEAT CORPORATION, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC CONDUG'I'ORS.

Toall' whom it may concern:

Be it, known that 1, WILLIAM L. Bmss a citizen of the United States, residing at iagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements, in Construction of Electric Conductors, of which the following is a specification.

i illustrated and described in connection with storage battery construction.

. An object of the present invention is to rovide a construction of the kind above reerred to which will be simple and cheap in construction while effectually preventing the creepage of liquid.

A further object is to provide a construc- The wall'l is provided with an aperture 2 through which the electric conductor 3 1s adapted to extend. Said conductor 3 may take the form of the ordinary cell post in a storage battery cell. Mounted in the wall 1 is an annular member 4.- which surrounds the conductor 3 and should preferably be concentrically arranged therewith.

Wall 1, threaded thereto, or secured in any other preferred manner. In any case, the member 4: should be in such intimate contact with the wall 1 as to prevent the passage of liquid therebetween. Surrounding the conductorB is a member 5 of flexible material. The member 5 should be. bell-shaped Specification of Letters Patent.

, sage of moisture therebetween. The bility of the member 5 will permit a certain The' annular member 1 may be molded into thev Patented Jan. 1 1, 1921.

Application filed Kay 13, 1918. Serial No. 234,116.

in conformation and should be provided with a centrally placed aperture adapted to fit loosely around the conductor 3. The flared portion of the. bell-shaped member 5 should engage with the annular member 4. The bell-shaped member5 should be burned, soldered or otherwise secured to the conductor 3 and to the annular member 4. If preferred, the member'5 "may be integral with the annular member 4. In storage battery construction, the member 5 may be of lead or similar material.

It will be obvious that the creepage of any moisture along the conductor 3 W111 be effectually prevented by the construction illustrated and described. N0 moisture can pass between the conductor 3 and the bellshaped member 5, inasmuch as said members are sealed together as above described. No moisture can pass between the bellshaped member 5 and the annular member 4 for the reason that said members are tightly sealed together. No moisture can pass between the annular member 4 and the wall 1, inasmuch as said members are in such intimate'contact as to prevent the ex1- amount of movement between the conductor 3 and the wall 1. This is particularly advantageous in storage battery construction, inasmuch as the weight of the members connected to the conductor 3 may be carried by other parts rather than by the wall 1, thereby saving breakage.

One embodiment of the resent invention has been described in detail. Many modifications will occur to those skilled in the art. It is intended in this patent to cover all such modifications that come within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a storage battery cell, in combination, a cell cover, a' cell post extending through said cover, an annular ring embedded in said cover in such intimate contact therewith as to prevent the passage of electrolyte between said ring and said cover, and an imperforate, skirt-like, flexible member connecting said post to saidring, integrally united to said post and said ring, said asv member being joined to said ring along a said terminal,and a skirt-like flexible memline relatively distant from said post, Whereber integrally united to said terminal and by to permit appreciable relative movement to said anchor member. 10 between said post and said cover. In witness whereof, I have hereunto sub- 5 2. In combination, a battery cover, a scribed my name.

terminal extending therethrough, an anchor member embedded in said cover surrounding WILLIAM L. BLISS. 

